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HR 1141 113th Congress House

Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act

Official title: To amend section 5542 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that any hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shal… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend section 5542 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that any hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for purposes of determinations relating to overtime pay.

Introduced: April 8, 2014 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics FiresFirst responders and emergency personnelGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Mar 13, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Mar 13, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 13, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires disregard of any hours worked by a firefighter under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement for purposes of any determination relating to federal eligibility for or the amount of any overtime pay.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 33
All 33 Democratic 14 Republican 3
D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Dec 11, 2014
Heck, Denny
· Dec 1, 2014
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · May 7, 2014
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Apr 30, 2014
BROWN, CORRINE
· Apr 28, 2014
MCDERMOTT, JIM
· Apr 28, 2014
MCINTYRE, MIKE
· Apr 28, 2014
Noem, Kristi
· Apr 28, 2014
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Apr 28, 2014
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Apr 10, 2014
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Apr 8, 2014
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Mar 26, 2014
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 24, 2014
Edwards, Donna
· Mar 11, 2014
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Feb 4, 2014
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jun 4, 2013
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jun 3, 2013
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· May 22, 2013
Vela, Filemon
· May 14, 2013
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · May 9, 2013
Kinzinger, Adam
· Apr 18, 2013
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Apr 16, 2013
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA
· Apr 11, 2013
ANDREWS, ROBERT
· Apr 9, 2013
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Apr 9, 2013
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Apr 9, 2013
GREEN, GENE
· Apr 9, 2013
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Apr 9, 2013
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Apr 9, 2013
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Apr 9, 2013
BRADY, ROBERT
· Mar 13, 2013
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 13, 2013
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Mar 13, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1141: Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1141/
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"H.R. 1141: Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1141/.
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H.R. 1141, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1141/.
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